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E60 / E61 (2004 - 2010) BMW 5-Series E60 Sedan was first seen in the Unites States in the fall of 2003 with a 2004 Model Year designation. The E61 wagon followed shortly there after. The E60/E61 5 series is now available as a 528i, 528xi, 535i, 535xi, 550i and a 535xi sports wagon! -- View the E60 Wiki

Please be patient in reading this. I also apologize for my english.
I have an incredible problem with a E61 from 2009/04.It started like this. I was driving on the highway while it was rainig "bad". My car just suddenly died . The key was stuck in the key slot, and nothing from there. When I started checking some thing's I've noticed that all the fuse's in the front had curent but not the one's in the trunk. i took out the relay behind the glove box and put it back and the fuses fuses in the back had current again and the key pop out the slot key..From there on, I had no luck what so ever. There are no dash lights when I insert the remote into the key slot, no ignition when I press the start stop button, no display image, no central locking, no working windows, the sunroof dosen't worc,etc. When the key is inserted and the interior lights are on no button work's in the car, just the hazard lights. She's just dead.

The things that work on the car are the following:

1. interior lights
2. headlights light up
3. radio

When I insert the remote control into the slot and i press twice the start/stop button only the headlight's light up.

Did u try a new battery ? Also check the charging relay in the trunk fuse box ? its a black 1inch x 1inch square fuse,, possibly whent bad and stopped charging ur battery while driving and killed ur battery... U said it was raining hard.. by any chance did u check the spare tire compartment and see if u have any water in there ?.. Possibly frying ur modules, look in there if u havent.. Hopefully thats not it..

How did you make out with your problem? I have a 2006 E61 (530 XIT) and recently tried to reinvigorate the Diversity Antenna Amp. Now the car is dead. All the fuses seem to be OK, the battery is new, but the car won't crank. Additionally, there are a bunch of other systems that have died. The last thing I want to do (and I assume you got the same feeling) is have the car towed to BMW for their 'diagnostics' which may or may not fix the problem.
Cheers
Larry ftom Calgary

The dash lights up, lot's of noises but no starter engagement. I will start to isolate the items you mentioned. I guess it's possible that some circuits blew when I replaced the DAA but I can't figure out why it didn't just pop the 5a fuse.
Still Walking!

I wish it was the starter but I also have the other systems that have gone dead in conjunction withe no cranking. No stereo/idrive system, no sunroof operation, no security system 'beeps', no back up lights - just a whole bunch of additional systems that have quit working in addition to no cranking.
Have any thoughts regarding possible ground faults and where to look for them? I was messing around in the spare tire well and the rear fuse block - did something else come loose?
Thanks
Larry

Changed it out it made no differnce, still the same systems are not functioning. Someone suggested that after getting the Diversity Antenna back in the car 'repaired', that the attempt to program the new remote from BMW may have activated the security system and disabled the starter.
Is there a way around this or a way to check?
Cheers
Larry

For anyone that has read this post so far, here's the latest.
Started the car by how wiring. Car drove but only in one gear, partial power steering, no radio, security system, sunroof power, steering wheels adjustment and more. I took it to a shop with all the scanning gear and they were basically unable to fully communicate with the car. 64 codes in all but the main one were all transmission codes - they immediately told me the tranny computer was kaput and big bucks ($3k). I told them to stop and relook at the Diversity Antenna Amp and they are going to replace that ($460 for the part).
Sure hope that's the problem!
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Larry